The City of Sin was originally built outside the sphere of influence of the human empire, and was a pioneer city redeveloped in an inaccessible place.
But now, this lonely city has a new neighbor, and a brand new city has been established not too far away from Sin City.
The new city was named Pandora.
She is also the holy city of the Mechanicus, and the first residents of this holy city were the tens of thousands of rebels who survived the previous battle and their families.
Calculated, the total population is about 150,000, which is not a large number of people, but it is enough for the initial population of a newly built city.
At this time, on Pandora's construction site, both men, women, old and young were working together. Although the construction conditions were not good and the work on the construction site was not easy, few people complained about suffering and tiredness. Everyone's faces
Everyone was smiling, because everyone knew very well that they were not working for others, but building a new home of their own.
The holy city of Pandora is not the fiefdom of any kingdom or noble, but a home that belongs to the Mechanicus and all their workers.
Working for yourself and building your own home, how can you be tired? Even if you are really tired, you are tired and happy.
Whenever they are tired from work, the workers sit on the ground casually and take off their straw hats to fan themselves. They watch the new city in front of them being formed bit by bit through their own hands and labor.
, that kind of pride and happiness that arises spontaneously from the heart is the best reward.
"Okay, that's great. This is such a beautiful city."
An old man with white hair and white beard but looking pretty good said with emotion.
"Of course, uncle, the planning map of this city was designed by Sister Dorothy herself. It is so beautiful, even the sewers are as big as a palace. I have also participated in the construction of individual cities before.
, those cities are just ruins compared to our Pandora. When the city is completely completed in a while, uncle, you will see it again, it will be called really beautiful."
When a middle-aged man next to him, who was all sweaty, heard this, his face showed a somewhat naive and proud expression. He poured cold water on his head to cool down and said this.
In response, the old man nodded, and then noticed the middle-aged man's somewhat special hands.
It was not a hand made of ordinary human flesh and blood, but a prosthetic limb made entirely of metal. Through the translucent "skin" on the surface, one could vaguely see the exquisite and abnormal mechanical structure inside, including countless large and small gears and brass levers.
Etc. constitute the "meridians" of this hand, and the steam flowing in the slender conduits is considered "blood".
"What's your hand?"
The old man also looked at this good young man with some pity.
"Hey, uncle, don't look at me like that. I'm not bad at all. I replaced two of the church's dog-legged knights on the battlefield before. You've earned it with blood."
When he saw the old man's pitiful expression, the strong man scratched his head and said proudly.
He could brag about this for the rest of his life. Who would have thought that an ordinary worker like him could still achieve such brilliance? A mere arm can exchange for the lives of two church dogs. He has earned it, and at least it is repayment.
My parents still have a grudge against my ancestors.
However, after being proud, he was inevitably a little scared.
After all, he is the main labor force in the family. If he really loses a hand and becomes disabled, then the already poor family situation will be even worse. The wife and children at home are counting on him to support the family.
Although he has no regrets at all about the hand he lost, and given another chance to choose, he will still fight those hateful church dogs on the battlefield, but this is indeed a pity for his family.
Originally, he didn't know what to do after becoming disabled, but at this time, the Mechanicus saved his life.
Mechanical prosthetics, this is the latest great invention developed by the Mechanicus. It is a special machine developed by Sister Dorothy and Sister Dinisa specifically for disabled people like them. It can make disabled people like them whole again.
Moreover, the Adeptus Mechanicus actually provided such good things to them for free, without taking any money, and promised a lifetime warranty, saying it was to thank them for their heroic performance on the battlefield.
But there is nothing to be grateful for. After all, they had a grudge against the Church. It was the Mechanicus that gave them the opportunity to take revenge, not that they helped the Mechanicus.
In short, the two nuns are really kind. If there are gods in the world, then they must be the true gods on earth.
"Old uncle, you see, my hands are much easier to use than the original ones. Not only are they stronger, but they are also more flexible. I am not afraid of being cut by swords or burned by fire. This mechanical method is really magical. The few of us are responsible for building it.
But in the future, the school will be a place where mechanical monks teach the art of mechanics. I have to work hard and make the academy stronger. The kids in my family will also come to this academy to study in the future. Only mechanics can teach
It’s the future, and with the Mechanicus, our days are getting more and more promising.”
The strong man sighed towards the old man again.
"Well, life is getting better and better. I really hope my little son can see it too."
The old man also smiled and nodded, but his smile was a little sad. His eyes looked towards the center of the city.
"Ah this, old uncle?"
When the strong man heard this, he immediately opened his mouth. He was a simple and honest man, and he didn't know what to say at this time. He could only open his mouth slightly, but he couldn't speak.
He just followed the old man and looked up at the center of the city, where a huge monument tens of meters high was erected.
Monument of Heroes, this is the name of this monument.
This monument was erected by two nuns themselves. On that day, the two nuns worked together to carry this heavy monument to here and erected it here.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Therefore, the location of Pandora City was determined here.
This heroic monument is the soul of the city and the absolute center of the city.
At this time, looking at this monument from a distance, the strong man's eyes were also slightly red. He was lucky to survive on the previous battlefield, but there were many people who were not as lucky as him, and those comrades slept there forever.
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You must know that they are all just like you, and they may be the backbone of the family. If those families lose them, it will be like the sky is falling.
"Well, I'm not as sad as you. My son is a hero. This is confirmed by the two nuns. This monument contains his ashes. As long as this monument is still there, he will always be there.
It is the highest honor to be worshiped by the whole city all the time, and there is nothing to be sad about."
The old man comforted the strong man in turn. Although his eyes were still full of reluctance and sadness, the smile on his face revealed a hint of pride.
After all, his son is a hero.
"So uncle, how are you doing at home? If you need help with anything, just say it. I may not be able to help you if it's a big job, but I can still do some hard work."
The strong man scratched his head and after thinking for a long time, he just came out with this sentence.
"No, no, no, everything is fine."
The old man waved his hand quickly.
"The Adeptus Mechanicus said that we are the families of heroes, and they have given us subsidies every month. Moreover, the children will have free tuition for studying in the academy, and meals will be included. This kind of treatment makes me feel uneasy. No, I am just sitting around at home.
I have nothing to do, and my old bones can still move, so I thought of coming to the construction site to help and for peace of mind."
The two of them chatted like this, and then they almost rested and started working again.
And when the vision is projected to the entire construction site, there are many people like strong men with mechanical prostheses. Similarly, there are also many people like old people who come to work spontaneously. Some are happy and smiling, some are sad but more tenacious.
But what everyone has in common is their strong sense of belonging to this city.
This is their own city, the beginning of their good life, their new roots and home.
In the center of the city, Dorothy and the other witches were responsible for coordinating and directing the construction work of the entire city. This was the home witch's specialty, and she was very happy doing what she was doing.
"Tsk tsk tsk, after working hard for so long, I finally returned to my original intention. The air at this construction site is so comfortable."
Dorothy felt so deeply in her heart.
I'm just happy to be happy, but this task is actually not simple. After all, this is the holy city of Pandora, the capital of the witch world in the future, and it is of great significance. This cannot be done casually.
Well, although the city of Pandora in history was very low-key from the beginning, and the splendor and prosperity of later generations were renovated and rebuilt bit by bit by the witches, Dorothy, as a professional, was so proud of the civil witch that she did not allow herself to
The holy city built was also as perfunctory as in history.
It’s not realistic to say it’s done in one step, but at least we have to lay a good foundation and leave enough space for future generations to transform and upgrade.
Well, let’s set a small goal first and come to a city of wonders.
Speaking of wonders, the otaku witch also looked up at the huge obelisk monument in the city center square not far from her.
"I never expected that the first truly amazing building I would build in my life would be this."
Dorothy looked at the strong aura of faith that almost rose into the sky on this huge obelisk and was invisible to mortals, and she felt so deeply in her heart.
Well, at this time, she was able to see faith, thanks to the materials on several angels left by the previous church, through the anatomical study of those angels, and what she learned from her father, Adam, the former archbishop of the church.
With a little basic knowledge of the clergy profession, the otaku witch quickly figured out the evolutionary map of low-level angels.
She and Dinisha have also achieved some specific evolutions through the evolutionary effects of the hero's blood potion according to some templates given in this evolutionary map, and can already initially observe and utilize part of the power of faith and strength.
Increased again.
Combined with this newly mastered way of faith, the simple Hades system that Dorothy wanted to build for the comrades who died in the previous war finally had a concrete and feasible plan, and she was bursting with inspiration that she had not seen for a long time.
The monument of heroic spirits in front of her now is the final product of her inspiration.
This obelisk can use people's faith in heroes to strengthen the souls of heroes, allowing these originally ordinary souls to slowly transform into heroic spirits.
Heroic spirits are essentially a type of undead creature. They are similar to ghosts and ghosts. They are ghost-like undead. However, the biggest difference between heroic spirits and ordinary undead is that they can retain their memories of their lives more clearly, and they will not look like ghosts.
Ghosts and ghosts are so affected by the resentment and obsession before death that they become vicious and cruel. They don't even have the weakness of normal undead being afraid of the sun or holy light.
Basically, it can be said that except for the fact that the heroic spirits have turned into ghost bodies, they are no different from when they were alive. It can be regarded as a kind of alternative immortality.
The only drawback is that it is probably too difficult to convert, and subsequent upgrades are somewhat difficult.
The birth of a heroic spirit requires the baptism of strong faith. Only those who were famous, respected or feared during their lifetime can be transformed into a heroic spirit after death.
Although newly promoted heroic spirits have strength comparable to ordinary high-level ghosts, they cannot upgrade and increase their strength through ordinary methods.
Just like the way they were born, if they want to further improve their strength, they have to expand their collection of beliefs, that is, just like they did before they were alive, they will do good or evil to further expand their fame, and finally collect enough beliefs.
After that, he transformed from a heroic spirit to one who believed in gods.
Those angels deceived the people that if their faith was pious enough, they could go to heaven and enjoy the blessings in the kingdom of God after death. In fact, they were transforming them into heroic spirits. In a sense, they really didn't lie, but they just didn't tell the whole story. After all,
In the end, only a small number of well-known high-level officials in the church can be transformed into heroic spirits. Ordinary believers do not have this treatment.
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A degraded version of a normal heroic spirit, weak in strength, but still able to maintain its original thinking.
Moreover, this kind of maintaining thinking also has a prerequisite, which requires them to always devote their faith to the gods. Once they abandon their faith or their faith is not pious, they may collapse.
The only existence value of prayers is probably to become a "battery" that continuously provides faith for the Kingdom of God and the angels.
Of course, Dorothy had no interest in these prayers. What she wanted were real heroic spirits.
This Monument of Heroic Spirits is a marvelous building that continuously breeds heroic spirits. As long as a trace of the hero's ashes is sprinkled in front of the monument, then as long as the hero really meets the rules for boarding the Monument of Heroic Spirits, then this trace of ashes will be used by the heroic spirit.
The monument absorbs it, and then the hero's name will also appear on the monument.
After that, as long as someone pays tribute to the Heroic Spirit Monument, the hero's soul will be able to gain a trace of faith, and over time, it can always be transformed into a real heroic spirit.
"Calculating the time, when the city is completed, the first batch of heroic spirits will appear. Then it is time to consider preparing new bodies for these heroic spirits."
Dorothy thought so in her heart.
As for the simple Hades system, with Requiem, there must also be a reincarnation system. Unfortunately, the otaku witch is not currently capable enough to achieve true reincarnation.
Fortunately, as a ghost body, a heroic spirit naturally has the ability to possess a ghost body.
Although they have considerable strength without being possessed, if they have a suitable body, their strength can be greatly increased, but a suitable body is not always easy to find.
However, all this is not a big problem for the otaku witch. After all, she is still an excellent puppet master. In her opinion, these heroic spirits are the best puppet intelligence.
The real mechanical ascension is now.
The belief position of these heroic spirits is originally to be the heroes and guardians who defend their homeland. Therefore, Dorothy gave them the same position in the future. They will become the law enforcers and patron saints of this city.
In order to ensure that these heroic spirits have sufficient combat power, a set of specially-made combat-specific mechanical bodies is indispensable.
It just so happens that when I was studying the evolution map of angels recently, the house witch got new inspiration. Let me know about the mechanical angel.